Australia vs Germany: Primary energy use by source

Australia

405.38 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Germany

415.19 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Australia rank

13th

Germany rank

12th

Primary energy use by source over time

Germany currently reports 415.19 terawatt-hours against 405.38 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 9.81 terawatt-hours.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 12th of 78 countries.

Indicator: Primary energy use by source
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 81 places, 4,378 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.